~The S.O.P. for The M.W.U.~ 

1)  First and foremost, please always be respectful of others feelings and tactful when voicing your opinions. Keep in mind emotions cannot be "seen" over the Internet. We are all on the same side, our mission is to unite with one another, not hurt each other. Abusing, agitating, disrespecting or berating other members will not be tolerated. If you have a problem with another member we ask that you remain an *Adult* and keep it out of all posts. If you find that you cannot keep yourself in “check” with regards to another member for any reason, please save everyone the drama and remove yourself from the group. Should it become a complicated issue, we reserve the right to remove and ban you without notice. If you have issues with another member, feel free to take the issue up with them, outside of the MWU. This is not an arena for drama or conflict. The Manager(s) will not tolerate it.

2)  The MWU was created to bring all spouses, fiancées, girlfriends and family members, of active duty, reserves and veterans together to form an online support group for all affliations. We ask when joining you have ties to the Military be it married, engaged, dating, or related (i.e.: sister, brother, father, etc).

3)   Please understand that the safety of our military members is the highest concern at The MWU. The most important thing to remember on any military message board is OPSEC, which was implemented to guarantee troop movements, soldier strength and/or ship locations are not compromised. The Manager(s) reserve the right to modify or delete any message posted they feel has violated any of OPSEC guidelines. (click here for OPSEC Guidelines).

4)   Rank is not required and typically discouraged. Rank means very little at the MWU. Your spouse wears it, not you (typically, unless you too are enlisted). We are all equal here. Last names, address, exact locations should not be broadcast within a public post. If there’s need for swapping full names, personal information and such, please do so within private emails outside of the MWU.

5)   The MWU is in no way responsible for any messages, pictures, or personal graphics posted on the MWU. We are now operating as a locked group, with selective approvals so privacy concerns are being addressed. However even with precautions we cannot completely safeguard the site. Although we would like to trust that all members respect others property, the Manager(s) cannot guarantee there will be no reproduction, copying or editing of personal photos, graphics or ideas by other members. Please post only what you’re not "personally" protective over. We reserve the right terminate and ban any member found to be altering, copying or reproducing any material from the MWU without giving appropriate credit to the owner/creator.

6)   The MWU will not be responsible for any advice, guidance, input, or opinions posted by our members or by the Managers. The views of our members are not necessarily the views of The MWU. We cannot be held responsible or liable for their content. We will not guarantee the content of any messages posted as fool proof, reliable or even trustworthy. The MWU cannot be held liable or responsible for any outcome should you choose to follow any advice given.

7)   The Manager(s) reserve the right to change the rules at any time with an agreeable amount of forewarning and with prompt notice of such changes.

8)   The MWU is purely for fun, support and for founding of friendships for those affiliated with the military in some way. Should you be experiencing any serious issue or concern you feel requires medical, psychological or marital assistance, please seek professional assistance with the support services available at every military installation or medical facility. If you cannot locate information for your present installation or in your area, please ask one of the Manager(s), we will be happy to find it for you. ** Any inquiry pertaining to this rule will remain strictly confidential. Please initiate all requests for this information in a private email to the Manager(s).**

9)   We do not restrict spouses or significant others from posting under your Member ID and we even promote it. Sometimes it is fun to get another “side”. However, The MWU member is ultimately responsible for the behavior and information posted using the members' ID. As a courtesy to others, please have your spouse or significant other identify each post they make under your screen name. Spouses, boyfriends, fiancées etc. are more than welcome to register their own screen name as well if they’d like. However it’s not mandatory… just let us know when it’s not “you” posting.

10)   We will now require that you must start posting within seven (7) days of registering. We ask all members to post a brief introduction (Introductions) to give the current members a little insight about you. If you do not post at least once within the first week, your membership will be deleted and you will have to reapply. Participation is the key. If you don’t put anything into the MWU, you won’t get anything out.

11)   We will now require that each member maintains to post at least once within a 14-day period. There are many forums that you could have some sort of input, please try to. If there’s no participation by a member for more than 14-days, the membership will be terminated, however you will be free to reapply. We understand there will be conflicts with posting at times, such as pcs-ing, vacations, R&R and homecomings. All will be taken into consideration for any absences and a reminder email may be sent. Please try to let one of the Manager(s) know ahead of time so that we don’t boot you by mistake. Any member just sitting on the boards skulking and not posting makes everyone uncomfortable.This is a security concern for the Manager(s), please be sure if there's no participation, you will be removed without notice.

12)   *** If you are a moderator, manager, owner, founder, assistant manager or even just a member of another group anywhere on the internet, there will be no joining just to promote your own group, solicit existing MWU members to your group, or confiscate our ideas and designs. Every manager, moderator and owner works very hard to keep our members happy, interested and content within their groups and all ideas are typically original for that Group. You will be banned if any information is found to show you are violating this rule. Please do not include promotional garb in your profiles. Please do not try to pander your group based on specific military orientation (i.e.: branch). Please have respect and do your member and idea collecting as everyone else does… by chance and with what you offer within your own group.***